Having your email hacked and malicious software spread on your
servers for months may be embarrassing. But being outed as the antivirus
vendor that failed to catch the vast majority of that malware is likely
more humiliating still.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that the paper has
been the subject of a sophisticated attack by Chinese hackers for the
last four months, following its reporting on the private wealth of
China’s prime minister Wen Jiabao. The story offers a rare and detailed post-mortem
of what appears to be the work of...
